Cainozoic

CAINOZOIC, more correctly KAINozo1C, often written CENOZOIC in America (from the Gr. icacvos, recent, life) ; in geology, the name given to the youngest of the three great eras of geological time, the other two being the Mesozoic and Palaeozoic eras. It is equivalent to TERTIARY (q.v.).

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IRA, a song of the French Revolution, with the Ah ! 9a ira, ca ira, ca ira! Les aristocrates a la lanterne.

The words, written by one Ladre, a street singer, were put to an

older tune, called "Le Carillon National," and the song rivalled the "Carmagnole" (q.v.) during the Terror. It was forbidden by the Directory.